‘At a loss for words’: loved ones mourn victims of New Orleans truck attack
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Family remembers Terrence Kennedy, 63, as ‘nicest person in the world’ after reporting he was one of 14 people killed. More victims of the New Year’s attack in New Orleans, which killed at least 14 people and injured dozens more, have been identified by their relatives, as authorities continue to investigate the fatal incident.
Officials have not yet formally released the names of the victims who were killed when a man drove a pickup truck into crowds on Bourbon Street in New Orleans and then opened fire before being killed in a shootout with police, in what officials are investigating as an act of terrorism.
However, details about the victims continue to emerge as family members, who have been informed of their loved ones’ deaths, speak out. On Thursday evening, a family from New Orleans said that their relative, 63-year-old Terrence Kennedy, was one of the 14 people killed in the attack.
“Just when I thought my family was out of the woods, unfortunately today we found out my uncle was one of the victims who was killed on Bourbon St,” Kennedy’s niece, Monisha James, wrote on social media. “I know people say this all the time but if you knew ‘Uncle Terry’ you knew he was Nice and Quiet and Super Clean! I’m just really at a loss for words,” she added.
In an interview with local news outlet Nola.com, James stated that Kennedy had informed the family he was going to Bourbon Street for a drink to celebrate New Year’s Eve. However, when the family hadn’t heard from him on New Year’s Day, they began to spread the word that he was missing. A cousin then contacted someone they knew at the Orleans parish coroner’s office, James said, who confirmed that Kennedy had died.
